After unsuccessfully medicating myself through a bladder infection I took a sick day and headed to the doctors. My kidneys hurt, I was light headed, and was told by the smiley english speaking doctor that my previous medicine that I had picked up at the pharmacy was just vitamins.
The nurses were tall, thin, had hair dyed the color of persimmons, and wore green striped lacoste button downs with pink collars.
“this hurt (?)” the doctor said as he punched my kidney.
“nay (yes)” I said. “a lot,” I said as I wondered if punching my sickly kidney would make it pop.
“here.” I was handed a plastic cup.
I walked through the waiting room (with about 20 peeps a waiting), shot jimmy a look who was deeply immersed in his Steven King novel, peed in my cup, then walked back through the full waiting room, then was told to wait for a minute in the room with my full cup of steaming pee.
The pee test took about 5 minutes.
“severe infection. You 3 somemedicalwordIdidn’tunderstand points bad,” said the doctor. “Ok see you wednesday!”(severe seems too severe of prognosis.)
I paid my 3,000 won (a little less than 3 bucks) co-pay after using my med card given to me through the gov and then went down stair s to pick up my meds. The antibiotics for 3 days cost 4,000 won.
Before every meal I eat a gel package that tastes like tooth paste. Then I open and swallow an individually wrapped package of four pills.
On wednesday the doctor hit my kidneys again.
Gave me another prescription for gel and pills then said…
“see you saturday!”
Why is this the gauntlet of medical service? Why can’t I get my minty gel and pills all at once?
